UFC Pulls out All the Stops to Attract Mexico’s Fight-Happy Sports Fans

Within the world of Mexican sports, boxing has long been one of the most important recreational functions to said community. Knowing that, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has long attempted to tap into that fanbase. Now, UFC 188 is here, and with its Mexican-American heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez, the UFC is finally prepped to pull out […]

Within the world of Mexican sports, boxing has long been one of the most important recreational functions to said community. Knowing that, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has long attempted to tap into that fanbase. Now, UFC 188 is here, and with its Mexican-American heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez, the UFC is finally prepped to pull out […]

Jose Aldo Pulls a Joe Namath, Guarantees Devastating Victory over Conor McGregor

To hear him tell it, Jose Aldo could not be more at ease with the hype and trash talk spewing from the bearded jowls of his UFC 189 opponent, Conor McGregor.  The UFC featherweight champ recently spoke with members of the media in Las Vegas during a promotional tour to hype the July 11 main […]

To hear him tell it, Jose Aldo could not be more at ease with the hype and trash talk spewing from the bearded jowls of his UFC 189 opponent, Conor McGregor.  The UFC featherweight champ recently spoke with members of the media in Las Vegas during a promotional tour to hype the July 11 main […]

UFC on Fox 14 Pulls in Highest Overnight Ratings in 2 Years

UFC on Fox 14 drew higher ratings than any other UFC on Fox event over the past two years. Saturday’s event drew 2.82 million viewers, based on preliminary overnight ratings reported Sunday on TV By the Numbers (h/t Dave Meltzer of MMAFighting.com). The fight card was headlined by a light heavyweight battle between Alexander Gustafsson […]

UFC on Fox 14 drew higher ratings than any other UFC on Fox event over the past two years. Saturday’s event drew 2.82 million viewers, based on preliminary overnight ratings reported Sunday on TV By the Numbers (h/t Dave Meltzer of MMAFighting.com). The fight card was headlined by a light heavyweight battle between Alexander Gustafsson […]

Jose Aldo Pulls out of UFC 176 Title Defense, Citing Injury

The UFC got some bad news Wednesday when word came that Jose Aldo, the UFC featherweight champ and one of the two or three finest fighters in the world at any class, is once again relegated to the shelf after sustaining another injury. Aldo was set to defend his belt Aug. 2 at UFC 176 […]

The UFC got some bad news Wednesday when word came that Jose Aldo, the UFC featherweight champ and one of the two or three finest fighters in the world at any class, is once again relegated to the shelf after sustaining another injury. Aldo was set to defend his belt Aug. 2 at UFC 176 […]

Gilbert Melendez Pulls Upset of the Year in UFC Contract Negotiation

When the final scorecards were revealed on Sunday in Gilbert Melendez’s arduous contract negotiation with the UFC, the results were a clear-cut unanimous-decision victory for the former Strikeforce lightweight champion. It was a monumental upset that will arguably go down as the biggest win of Melendez’s MMA career. It’s not every day that a lowly […]

When the final scorecards were revealed on Sunday in Gilbert Melendez’s arduous contract negotiation with the UFC, the results were a clear-cut unanimous-decision victory for the former Strikeforce lightweight champion. It was a monumental upset that will arguably go down as the biggest win of Melendez’s MMA career. It’s not every day that a lowly […]

Brendan Schaub Is a ‘Sad Panda’ After Matt Mitrione Pulls out of UFC on Fox 8

UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub has expressed his frustration after losing his spot at UFC on Fox 8 later this month due to an injury to his opponent, Matt Mitrione. The two former The Ultimate Fighter teammates were supposed to meet on July 27, but it was reported on Thursday that Mitrione was injured in training. […]

UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub has expressed his frustration after losing his spot at UFC on Fox 8 later this month due to an injury to his opponent, Matt Mitrione. The two former The Ultimate Fighter teammates were supposed to meet on July 27, but it was reported on Thursday that Mitrione was injured in training. […]